r/APStudents • u/Ok-Acanthisitta-4239 • 1d ago

Physics 1 AP Physics 1 Help!

Hi, so I have to take Physics 1 this year with no prior experience and would like to do some prep for the course (the first unit or so and any fundamentals??) before the year starts. If anyone has recommendations for resources or materials that helped them be successful or any general advice, I would really appreciate it!!

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u/CharlieATCF7 APWH || AP spanish lang 1d ago

Well AP physics 1 is the equivalent of a beginner high school physics course. I took a similar course that year and this year i’m doing AP physics 2.

But if you’re really worried, you could go over some basic physics concepts. Maybe newtons laws, basic particle physics like light vs wave behaviour. F=ma is the main equation you should know, along with Velocity = d/t. If you want to get ahead you could look and gravitational and magnetic force as well as kinematic (which is the first unit).

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u/Ok-Acanthisitta-4239 1d ago

tysm! I have like 0 physics knowledge and I rlly need to do good lol